# Incident 20011106034659I: Amtr LONGEZ, Leesburg, FL, November 6, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2001, 15:45 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8229° N, 81.8084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEESBURG INTL (LEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8229&lon=-81.8084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2617Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2617Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buchan James F LONG-EZ (registry code 05611PP, https://openairdocs.org/model/buchan-james-f-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGEZ
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011106034659I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF AFTER A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE NOSE WHEEL FELL OFF. (3) BOLTS HOLDING THE NOSE GEAR FAILED. THE PILOT RETRACTED THE NOSE GEAR AND LANDED WITH MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N2617Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080226013819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080226013819I), Feb 26, 2008: Amtr LONGEZ (N2617Z), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot took off for leesburg airport and while climbing at about 300', the canopy opened in flight causing his head set to detach. Pilot was unable to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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